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    #16
    Moving along with the fuselage stringers. Really much slower with PVA.

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      #17
      Fuselage bottom and next step on the tail feathers:

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        #18
        Some progress on the Spitfire wing, and landing gear for the Piper Cub:

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          #19
          Piper fuselage planking and Spitfire fuselage fitting and spacing for the ESC and motor mount:

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            #20
            Finishing up the last bits of the fuselage sheeting for the Piper, and got the Spitfire fuselage epoxied. You know you've been away from building too long when the micro filler hardens and even adding water doesn't work anymore. Jury's still out on the Deluxe Ezkote, it came off with the 3M scotch tape I used to hold the fuselage halves together. Have a few more steps to finish off the Piper fuselage but the Spitfire only needs the control surfaces, linkages and spray painting left.

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              #21
              A little slow posting but here's the sheeting done and mock up. Should have the fuselage done soon. Had to stop to fit the right tubing internal diameter for the landing gear piano wires. Some work to be done on the tail feathers leading and trailing edges .... Sanding. And the Spitfire's remaining control surfaces before I spray it.

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                #22
                Has anyone got insights or know of a scale Piper Cub wheel / hub that's between 45mm and 50mm? The only ones I e seen are Robart but that's for the 40 to larger sized Pipers from Great Planes. The one from this kit is a vacuum formed wheel that's got the scaled Cub hub setup. Had a quick peek at the stores in Fook Hai and JH but no joy.

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                  #23
                  Test fitting of the landing gear, and the tail feather fillets next. Spitfire's ready for a spray job if I can test the compressor and spray gun.

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                    #24
                    Fuselage is ready to sit aside for a while....

                    Still looking for better options for the scale wheel.

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                      #25
                      Spray painting the Spitty

                      Here's the before and after for the bottom gray of the Spitfire. Thought I had to use the Tamiya acrylics but had some decent advise from the hobby store in Sunshine plaza to use stuff from Art Friend... And what better than a huge tube of paint for $5 that's water based but dries waterproof. Anyhow, the mucking around continues for the GWS Spitfire.

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                        #26
                        Slow progress on both planes. Only got as far as trying to outline the camorflage on the Spitty.

                        Started some line panels to see how it looks on the bottom and cowling.

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                          #27
                          Didn't get anything done w the Piper! And could do much on the Spitfire with the kids around. Here's the panel lines on the bottom. And pictures of the acrylic paints. They are water proof but only after the paint dries. I had some rain droplets on the gray and they smudged. Managed to wipe off the mess and respray.

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                            #28
                            First coat of dark brown. Tells me how rusty my spraying skills are, no primer and undercoat. Too obvious where the base areas are different shades. Will need a few more coats in some areas before the dark green comes on. Anyhow, here's a poorly lit picture:

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                              #29
                              Still sorting out the various coats of the dark green now. Really should have primed or base coated. Some new learnings with acrylics and the impact on a smaller airbrush. Residue build-up is fast. Need to get more practice on airbrushing again. Has not been as easy as mix and shoot. More troubleshooting this round. Need to get back to the Cubby's wing soon. For now, will clear the next few layers of the green and work the topside panel lines.

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                                #30
                                Finally done with the top camorflage. Got over the airbrush issues. Thought I'd add a good link for some airbrush tips.

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                                Will work the panel lines and maybe some weathering next. Also, have the exhaust and gun ports to work on. Happy to have some scale camo exposure. For now, need to get back to the Cubby's wing.

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